Friday, March 27, 2009

History of Ecuador

I thought of writing a paragraph about the history of Ecuador and Quito (the capitol) where we will be staying but instead here is the link to wikipedia's history of it :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador
I'm sure it will be more informative then what I could write.

In the mean time we still don't have a date for when we go. Most likely the 2nd week in June. Still don't know where we are staying but we've looked at a couple of sites and can get a fully furnished 3 bedroom with everything included for around $500 a month (we might not come back).
I go from forgetting that we are going - to giggling and squealing to myself that we are going to Ecuador for a few months. It's pretty freakin' exciting.

I have been listening to my language tapes, of course not as much as I should be. And will definitely take classes when I'm there.
I almost have all my vaccinations.
I'm still figuring out what art supplies to bring. But definitely my camera and I'm going to get a zoom lens for the trip (when I get my tax return). So I can take pictures of all those fabulous hummingbirds.
eeehhh ...... hehehehe!!!!!

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Just found out

So..... Daniel found out Friday that he got the MAP fellowship. Which means we will be going to Ecuador for 12 weeks, maybe more this summer. We are both pretty excited!
He'll be working on bringing sustainable energy to rural communities. I'll be checking the country out, creating art, learning Spanish and who knows what else.
I thought starting a blog would be a good way to communicate with everyone while we are away.
So here it is.
We are not sure of all the details yet but we will be leaving around June.
I don't know how much writing I will do until I get there but I got excited and thought I'd get a blog site now.

alissa